{"id":3972,"date":"2024-03-08T22:47:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T21:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2024-12-09T21:31:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:31:12","slug":"i-write-about-photography-and-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/08\/i-write-about-photography-and-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"“I write about photography and programming”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, someone from an online tool store with which I had placed a rather large order called to verify that I was not a fraudster. They thought my email address, which has the same domain name as this blog, was odd and wanted to check if it was genuine. I said that it had been my personal domain since around 2003 and that it pointed to my personal blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“So what do you write about?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I write about photography and programming.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Oh, you are one of the Mauritian bloggers…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, they had searched for the domain and had been redirected to mauritiusblogtracker.com but still wanted to be certain that I was the rightful owner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were reassured by our conversation and promised that my order would be processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After work, I rigged a 35mm film holder and an LED panel so that I could try DSLR film-scanning. It took a few attempts to get an adequate set-up that fits within the tiny space on my desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Until now I have avoided this method of converting negative images to digital, for no reason other than wanting to remain a scanner purist and to justify my purchase of VueScan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I must admit that I am impressed by the results. Even when “scanned” with an ancient Nikon D200, the photos from this process are much better than those from my flatbed film scanner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some images for comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, someone from an online tool store with which I had placed a rather large order called to verify that I was not a fraudster. They thought my email address, which has the same domain name as this blog, was odd and wanted to check if it was genuine. 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